The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-08

the free system, and which needed at
teDtion 20 badly, could be corrected in
a day; nor did be doubt that vigil
liant examination OF the accounts
would provoke frantic protests from
those who had been accustomed to
have their accounts treated as though
these things were inherent in the sys-
TEN and their rerpetustion not to be
questioned by the accounting officers.
1t may 90 well be understood, how
ever, by the claimsn AID their at.
torneye, that Judge Durham is very
much in earnest in his determination
to brt ak up ADJUSTS, 30 far as he can,
aud to see that the same good faith is
OBJ lerved toward the United States
which a business man of good COM
mon sense requires to be observed
toward himself; and were his deter
mination otherwise. or we're he to
grow cold in his effort he would not
be worthy OF the high Office which he
holds, nor deserve being entrusted
with the great interests Ct the govern
ment which ae committed 10 the
keeping of the First Comptroller of the
Treasury. To show tia the notion
entertained by ME Comptroler's Office
as to tue Alabama officials who are
under consideration was the correct
one, it need only be said that the
character attributed to these men by
the Department OF Justice in 1858 and
1854, to be found in the records of the
Springer Investigating Committee, is
utterly irTeConcilable and incon.
sislent with the character given
them by Mr.. Chalmers in 1856;
and further thet the United States At
torney for the Northern and Middle
Districts of Alabama in Letter TO the
First Comptroller, written subsequent
ly to Mr.. Chalmers's first report, makes
most fearful arraignment of most OF
the commissioners, alleging that many
Of the charges which they made IN
their accounts, though within the let
ter OF the law, were downright dis.
honest" and declaring that when the
conduct of the commissioners and the
circumstances Of the case we're taken
into consideration the charges became
absolutely iniquitoue." Some OF
these commissioners, however, rea e.
ing that the Comptroller is terribly in
earnest in his determination to do his
duty in guarding the Treasury from
improper expenditures, have already
accepted the situation, ald now show
gratifying signs of a change OF con.
duct, if not Of heart. 1t 10 doubtful,
however, whether person OF less
nerve and de termination than Judge
Durham could have accomplished 30
much in 30 short time.
LAUGHING AT THE KENTUCKY c)NyEN'
| TON.
Administration Democrats IS we'll
ss Republicans are laughing a the in
consis ent action of the Kentucky
Democrats in convention on Wednes-
day. A few days ago the men who
indorsed the administration in Ken
! lucky announced that the State
favored Mr.. Carlisle for the Presidency
in 1892, and that he would then be
run ON the flee for the party policy.
Ga Wednesday they Endorsed the
President and all OF his sdministrs-
ton excepting civil service reform.
KentuckiaDs in Washington say the
party in their State did not commit
| itself to the President except as being
the stron INCEST man before the county,
| which makes the Endorsement aud an
nouncement regarding Mr.. Carlisle
five years hence all the more incon-
sistent.
| PENSIONS.
It ia stated at the Pension Office, by
clerks who have been there for many
years, that more pensions are being al
| lowed at this time than at any period
during the past decade; that they ara
being allowed by the many hundreds
each day, aud that old cases which
were disallowed several times are be-
ing reopsned and the claim ants are re-
ceving what they want. Aud this is
under a Democratic administration,
too.
THE ENTERTAINMENT OF SANDWICH
ISLANDERS.
Washington is at TIE present time
entertaining royalty in The person If
the Q1een Of the Sandwich Islands,
Kapiolani. She is not and never will
be the reigning Queen unless the
King, her husband, and the Princess
Liliuokalani, the Kings sister, should
both die before she does. The Queen
is short and stout, weighing about 200
pounds, and Arthur Simmons, the
Presidents colored doorkeeper, says
she is Just the image Of his wife. Not
withstanding the fact that this Is the
first time the Queen has been away
from her own country, she carries her
self with great dignity and receives
the attentions CT her entertainers with
a really regal air. When she made
her first call upon the President, on
Wednesday, she was assisted out OF
her carriage by Secretary Bsyard,
who stood, hat in hand, on the portico
Of the White House. As the Queen
was sweeping into the mansion one OF
the doorkeepers made an effort to
carry her long train for her, and was
twisting it round his finger preparatory
to go doing. The Queen, however,
would not allow so much familiarity
and motioned him to desist, rather to
his relief She is about 80 years old
aud it would be very interesting to
hear her describing her varied expert
ences when she returns home from
this, her first visit to advanced civil
cation. King Kalsksus will probably
be sorry that he ever consented to bel
making the trip.
TIKI WASHINGTON MONUMENT coNMIs
SION
this afternoon held q meeting to dis
cuss the advisability of closing tbs
monument to the pblic after the frs
OF June on account of the continued
; acts of vandalism which are perpetrat
ed by visitors. Toe marble is Clipped
In many places, while the bronzs letteH
on the Swiss tablet have many Of then
been forced off and carried away 81
mementos. The silver ornamenting o
, the Nevada stone has also been mutt
! Ia ed, and the commission is deter
,, mined to put stop TO these disgrace
! full acts, even il to do 30 it is necessar,
TO deny visitors entrance to the shaft
, WAR IN ABYssrNIA.
/. The Department Of State has il
J, formed the Treasury Department tina